The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-02-10


OF writing reply to your esteemed C
favor and printing it where it will i
meet the eye of many persons, no q
doubt, who may contemplate ad- /
dressing me on the same subject. {
Of the South generally l know very i
little from personal observation, but !
you will find throughout the South,
wherever l have been, general ten
dency toward warmer weather than
you obtain in the North.
North Carolina, as you are no doubt
aware is generally mountainous in its
geographical department, and on the
map which perused as a student the
State was OF dark blue color. Greatly
to my surprise, however, on arriving
here found North Carolina to be red.
The soil, such as it is, has the same
roseate hue of the adult brick OF COM
merce, and continues in that condi-
ton constantly.
The farms generally are not large
in size, and are divided into three
classes, viz, the Mansard farm, the
Gothic farm and the Dormer farm.
A good Gothic farm, near town, will
bring from $25 to 500 per acre, in
Guiding large wall-pockets to hold
farming implements at night, so that
they will not drop out of the Gothic
farm into the Dormer farm below.
l do not say that these mountain
farms are steep. simply state that
water readily runs off when applied to
them.
Tobacco is the great staple here.
1t is mostly Of the smoking variety,
though on the bottom lands very
hardy dwarf plug tobacco grows easily
and during a long season planters may
readily grow the larger tropical glug
tobacco.
1t is rare sight to pass along the
country road aud see the navy plug
tobacco OF North Carolina rising to it,
full height in the glorious autumn sun
while through its waving boughs the
nut-brown or seal-brown plug tobacco
OF trade, with its glittering little tin
tag near the stem, may be readily dis
tinguished.
Fine cut tobacco also grows here t.
great height. Everything that goe
to make life worth living may b
found in the widest profusion. Wits
ky is so plenty here that intempel
ance is nota mark of distinction.
Corn whisky whether made be
meath the broad glare OF the noonda
sun or by the moonlight process,
within the reach OF all. 1t is so plent
that do not care for it, and | kno'
that an Iowa man could put in wiz
ter here that would be memorial
throughout his life.
You ask about the matter of healtl
and am pleased to state that thel
has not been a circular printed or ser
out from here during the past te
years that did not state in the mo-
emphatic terms that this is vel
healthy country. People who had Ell
ioyed good health while here hay
gone North in several instances on
to return in deceased condition fro
drowning or some other miasmatic il
fuence.
When | first came here | was di
satisfied. | yearned for somethir
that did not have. 1t was not seen
nv or climate for each of these was
common occurrence; but soon G
acquainted, and in less than ty
weeks | was addressed two times
Colonel" | now enjoy the Sou
very much.
Fruits OF all kinds grow here al
are used for eating purposes almC
exclusively. The apple, the peaC
the Hubbard squash, the grape, t
octaroon, the ounce, the pecan, t
persimmon and tho oppossum gr'
here. Figs do not mature in this i
titude.
This is great country for lung d
eases. People with fractional lur
come here from every quarter of
globe. There are so many peoI
here with lung diseases that m
who is simply bald-headed does not
once obtain recognition.
The water is very good for drink
purposes, and / have always heard
highly spoken Of
The weather is sometimes variat
and then again for a little while it
be very uniform. One day you '
see me playing lawn tennis in ja'
ty suit of flannel, which shows
great advantage my easy moveme
and heaving chest, and on the foil
ing day you may find me col
around red-hot stove, waiting
the clouds roll by.
But tits said to be good for h